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Demas

4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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Colossians 4:14Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A companion of Paul
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
2 Timothy 4:10Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Deserts Paul
For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
Philemon 1:1Easton · Nave A companion of Paul
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
Philemon 1:24Smith · ISBE
Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.

In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references

A companion and fellow-labourer of Paul during his first imprisonment at Rome (Philemon 1:24; Col. 4:14). It appears, however, that the love of the world afterwards mastered him, and he deserted the apostle (2 Tim. 4:10).

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references

(governor of the people), most probably a contraction from Demetrius or perhaps from Demarchus, a companion of St. Paul, (Philemon 1:24; Colossians 4:14) during his first imprisonment at Rome. (A.D. 57.) At a later period, (2 Timothy 4:10) we find him mentioned as having deserted the apostle through love of this present world, and gone to Thessalonica.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references

de'-mas (Demas, "popular"): According to Col 4:14; 2Ti 4:10; Phm 1:24, one who was for a time a "fellow-worker" with Paul at Rome (Col, Philem), but at last, "having loved this present world," forsook the apostle and betook himself to Thessalonica (2 Tim). No other particulars are given concerning him. See APOSTASY; DEMETRIUS.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 3 references, grouped by sub-topic

→ A companion of Paul Col 4:14; Phm 1:24
→ Deserts Paul 2Ti 4:10

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

Demas

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